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Santo Domingo Hotels: 485 Reviews - 941 Photos
La Romana Hotels: 63 Reviews - 96 Photos
Puerto Plata Hotels: 55 Reviews - 109 Photos
Juan Dolio Hotels: 13 Reviews - 69 Photos
Bávaro Hotels: 17 Reviews - 47 Photos
Cabarete Hotels: 119 Reviews - 147 Photos
Santiago de los Caballeros Hotels: 53 Reviews - 69 Photos
Sosúa Hotels: 113 Reviews - 317 Photos
Las Terrenas Hotels: 21 Reviews - 59 Photos
Isla Saona Hotels: 15 Reviews - 31 Photos
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Snorkeling and Scuba Punta Cana

15 Reviews The Caribbean Festival snorkel excursion was really a great time! We booked our excursion at the resort for about $80-$85. We were picked up by a very colorful bus and we proceeded to several other...

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Zona Colonial - Old Town Santo Domingo

26 Reviews Amber is a vegetable fossil resin that when hardened becomes a semi precious gem used in jewelry. The range of its colors go from pale yellowish to bright red, and more rarely green and blue. It...

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Isla Saona Punta Cana

11 Reviews Teh Speedboat ride was part of our trip to Isla Saona and it's one of the funniest things I've eveer done! There's nothing better than the water splashing in your face while breaking the waves! The...

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Catedral Primada de América - The Cathedral Santo Domingo

12 Reviews Built between 1521 and 1540, this was intended by the Vatican to the religous center of the West Indies. The church structure is a mixture of Gothic and Romanesque styles. This was the first cathedral...

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Beaches Punta Cana

16 Reviews The beach is amazing, simply put the beach is why people come to Punta Cana because there is nothing else in the area at all! Its everything you would expect from the soft white sand to the clear blue...

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Los Tres Ojos - The 3 Eyes National Park Santo Domingo

6 Reviews The 3 eyes is what this site is called. It's a large sinkhole with 3 lagoons (the 3 eyes) in it. The most impressive of which is the Azul Ojo, the "blue eye", which is a lagoon with crystal clear blue...

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Jurassic Safari Punta Cana

11 Reviews Guide showing us how chocolate is made from the fruit cacao (?). There were freshly-made chocolate and coffee products for sale afterwards. The lady at the ranch makes them. I bought some for gifts,...

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Alcázar de Colón - Columbus' house Santo Domingo

13 Reviews This mansion was the house of the Columbus family in Santo Domingo. It was built by Christoper Coulmbus' son, Diego in 1515. Today, it's a museum furnished with original and period furniture. This is...

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Altos de Chavon Punta Cana

8 Reviews once in dominican republic punta cana one must see activity tip is obviously a touristic tour to altos de chavon. not looking at all like a south american vilage. see my pg about chavon arriba and see...

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Faro a Colón - Columbus Lighthouse Santo Domingo

12 Reviews The Columbus' Lighthouse was built to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the discovering of America. It's shaped into a big cross with the smaller parts in front and on the sides, and the longest...

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Parasailing Punta Cana

3 Reviews Even though my country of residence, Spain has many spots where they offer parasailing, never got a chance to have this experience. Better late than never. Destiny had the carribean breeze to slap my...

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Acuario Nacional - The Aquarium Santo Domingo

7 Reviews Despite seeming a little dated (its actually built in 1990), this open air aquarium was actually very nice. Its location has a great overlooking view of the Caribbean. It has a great display of Sea...

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Daytrips Punta Cana

8 Reviews Found some websites for entertainment and shopping off the resorts in Punta Cana www.websterhallpc.com www.palmarealshoppingvillage.com Also the official tourism site is...

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Jardín Botánico - Botanical Garden Santo Domingo

7 Reviews The Botanical Garden has been a must for nature lovers and everyone who wants to have peace within chaos in the city since its opening in 1976 during the government of Dr. Joaquín Balaguer. It houses...

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Manati Park Punta Cana

5 Reviews This park is wonderful to share with many differents animals. You will be able to approach the iguanas, Flemings, tropical birds, serpents, crabs, marine lions, dolphins and many more... the whole...

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Plaza de la Cultura Santo Domingo

7 Reviews The is SD's main art gallery and it has a nice collection of Dominican art work. The main floor is reserved for special exhibits (there was an international tile exhibition when we visited), the...

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Catamarans, Boats, Kayaks Punta Cana

5 Reviews This new, fun, eco-friendly water activity is now available in Punta Cana. It's a variation of surfing but done on flat water. You stand on a extra long surfboard and propel yourself across the water...

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Fortaleza Ozama - Ozama Fortress Santo Domingo

9 Reviews Fortaleza Ozama was built in 1502 and this impressive fort is the oldest military structure in the New World. Inside the fort you’ll find The Tower of Homage, with two-meter thick walls and...

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Horseback Riding Punta Cana

3 Reviews Give yourself a chance to see what the country is really like......get away from the comfort of your resort and indulge in the rawness and culture. Take a tour with Bavaro Runners on one of their...

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El Malecón - The Ocean Front avenue Santo Domingo

6 Reviews I though about simply including this in the tip about the Malecón, but the seafront is just too beautiful along the outskirts of Santo Domingo to really cram in with the sea wall. The Río Ozama is...

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Resort Activities Punta Cana

7 Reviews Ok... I'll admit that when I learned that there were dance lessons by the pool every day I wasn't into it. It took a couple of days of watching everyone have so much fun to make me realize that I had...

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Parque Colón - Columbus Square Santo Domingo

7 Reviews Parque Colón is the beginning of all my school trips to the Old Town and where Calle El Conde begins (or ends, depending on which direction you're walking to). It's a nice place where one can sit down...

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ATV Punta Cana

2 Reviews there are a few different atv tours depending on what hotel you sign up with but the tour i went on was a good tour ,fairly cheap,fun, about 2 hours long and the tour guides were awesome, they spoke 5...

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Museo de las Casas Reales - Royal Houses Museum Santo Domingo

8 Reviews This building completed in 1520, was the office of the Governor General of the West Indies and office of the Royal Audiences. The complex has been a museum since 1976. It houses Santo Domingo's...

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Calle El Conde - El Conde street Santo Domingo

7 Reviews This tip about El Conde could also be a shopping tip, because El Conde is one of the oldest streets in Santo Domingo - and still among the city's most popular commercial centers. El Conde is...

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swim with dolpfins

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This can be done at ocean world in puerto plata you can either do a swim or an encounterthe differents is with a swim you slip into the warm Caribbean waters of Dolphin Cove to meet these amazing sea creatures face to face and hand to fin. You'll stroke their glistening, rubbery skins, watch them leap and dive and finish up your amazing encounter being carried through the water between two dolphins in a 'dorsal fin' tow. the Dolphin Encounter offers an up-close-and-personal opportunity for guests of all ages to meet these incredible mammals in the safety and comfort of waist deep water. Guests will stroke, hug and even dance a quick meringue with our people-loving dolphins while posing for some once-in-a-lifetime photos! You can also do other encounters like stingrays,sharks and sea lions.Tiger grotto Swim in the same pool with enormous tigers -- with nothing more than a glass wall to...

Outback Jungle Safari Tour

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Wonderful tour. Went to see home of true Dominican Republican.Visited local school.Went boogie boarding in ocean, ate lunch while music played and 2 local girls in customary garb danced tastefully.Went in rapids. They gave drinks of soda or rum and coke as often as you would like.They had plenty of coke, 7-up or those also mixed with rum. (but remember bathroom stops slim and not real modern when you drink).Tour guide explained towns and buildings.Showed us local trees and wildlife. Gave insight to life in Dominican Republic.Never bugged by peddlers on trip. The driver stayed on truck and valuables were safe. Driver drove safe, felt safe in ocean and river.Had best time on tour.Fun for singles, couples, kids, anyone over age 6.Wear swimsuit, ladies pull hair back(windy),bring small money if want to buy cheap rum/coffee,wear watershoes,bring camera,towel.

Rum Runners

by MrKarl

The Rum Runners trip is widely available throughout the Dominican Republic.We were picked up at 8am prompt in a open top jeep, seating about 10 people. Rum was freely flowing, but for those who couldn't stomach rum for breakfast (Me!) there were a variety of other drinks and snacks at hand.From what I remember, we set off to the unseen parts of the Dominican Republic, stopping every so often on the road for the guide to show us some edible plants or to show us plants which served as make-up for the natives!We were then taken to a typical Dominican house, or shack as it was and shown their toilet - which consisted of a hut with a twelve foot hole. The way they lived was amazing, a TV powered by a car engine, a natural stone oven - which the cat slept in and treasures they've picked up along the years.Just down the road was a clear river were the Dominicans would bathe daily and take their...

North Coast info

by Bernie50

You did not say what part of the DR you are planning on. if you on the North Coast Cabarete is a good place for night life and has a great Surfers beach if you into that check out http://www.kitehousecabarete.com for more info. Sosua is about 10-15 mins north of Cabarete and is a pretty livly place lots of bars/clubs and a great beach again try http://www.druncovered.com has lots of info on the North coast and you can allways drop a e-mail and find out more info.I hope this is of some use to youBernie

Snorkeling

by micas_pt

The calm, transparent, blue (green?!) waters are good for snorkeling. You can see lots of small fish swimming around, and in some places nice coral reef. We also managed to see some turtles and sting-rays when we went a bit further off the coast by boat. So, as to fully enjoy the potentialities of this wonderful country and beaches, pack your equipment, and don’t forget a good sunscreen (but keep in mind that nowadays you may buy some types of sunscreen that are harmless on water and fauna and flora) - Watch out for sunburns on your back, as you might get one easily while snorkeling: it is so beautiful down there that you might loose track of time.

Isla Saona

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Isla Saona is situated in Parque Nacional del Este, a protected park. The island is easily accessed by boat, as it isn’t hard to find locals available to take (by boat) tourists there.Isla Saona was discovered in 1494 by Cristovão Colombo and it was named after the first sailor who saw the island - his name was Savones and the island was called Savonesa. Its previous name (in Taino) was Adamanay.The island is about 110 square km (around 25 km long and around 5 km wide) with around 3000 inhabitants, and the main localities are Mano Juan and Catuano, the former a fishing village and the later a Marine location.The island's beaches’ sand is very white and the water is warm and blue. With an average temperature of 26ºC all year round and 13 hours of sun every day ... I guess I wouldn't mind living there!! :-)

Enjoy the Sunrise if Staying on the East

by jasonfromduluth

The sunrise is a spectacular site to see if staying in Punta Cana or anywhere else on the east side of the island. However, this is when the employees of the hotel will be hustling and bustling cleaning up after all the guests from the day before (moving chairs around, picking up litter, etc).

Brugal Rum Plant

by donpaul77

Brugal is one of the biggest producers of rum in the world and the bottling plant is located in Puerto Plata. Here is given a free guided tour (tips appreciated) of the plant, with an informative film, rum tasting and, of course, a visit to the gift shop. We enjoyed this visit, and though the rum isn't distilled here, it was very interesting and a good opportunity to taste and learn about the excellent rum before buying. The prices for bottles ranged from $5 US to $8 us dollars, then up to $45 for special items. The bottles got packed in convenient and somewhat protective boxes.

Teleferico to Mount Isabel de Torres

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The dominant natural feature of the Puerto Plata coast is the mountain Isabel de Torres. It looms over the town and shore line. For 360 pesos, a round trip cable car will take you to the top in ten minutes. At the top are breathtaking views and a lush botanical garden. Also available are a snack bar which also serves beer, a restaurant, and a gift shop on top of which stands a large statue of Jesus with open arms.When you arrive at the ticket counter, you will be approached by a man in a green shirt who is looking to offer you a guided tour of the summit (for a fee/tips). These guides are official, so there is no danger, so it is up to you if you want to spend some pesos for whatever info they offer. We opted not.The cable cars (there are two) hold 20 people. I have heard that they often break down, though that was not the case when we were there.The stunning views and gorgeous gardens...

"Kandela" Fireworks Finale

by starship

The Kandela show ended with a glittering display of fireworks which put this show over the top. I didn't think it was possible to make this show any better, but the fireworks were the icing on the cake!The Roman Columns in the background were lit up in a spectacular display of light which showered over the Chavon River. The picture to the left shows only a small portion of what we saw that evening. Fabulous!At the end of the show, we did not forget to check out the photos that were taken with the Roman-costumed, centurion guards when we entered the ampitheater prior to the show. The picture with our daughter turned out great and we were more than happy to put out a little extra money for the "souvenir" photo. I believe it cost about $10 for a 5 X 7 photo.(Tickets prices about $20US (2004 price). The show lasted about 2 hours.) Kandela was definitely one of the unexpected highlights of...

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Q: Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice of trip ideas from Punta Cana. I have had a tough time finding appropriate information...

A: I don't know what time of year you are talking about - I have been to the DR two or three times in January, but not to Punta Cana. I've been twice by cruise ship to...

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